Atlanta, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles) – CNN has added another feather to its cap when one of its news anchors, Don Lemon, received a prestigious recognition from a prestigious journalism entity, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR).

CJR‘s “Darts & Laurels” blog released its annual “worst” review on Monday, handing out its dubious “DART” awards to outlets like Rolling Stone (for its infamously bungled UVA rape story), CBS’ 60 Minutes (for failing to interview a single local for a piece on African Ebola), and Fox & Friends (for its insensitive jokes following the Ray Rice elevator video).

But CJR reserved the most sought-after award to Lemon for his great contributions to the field of journalism in 2014.  In naming Lemon as “Television New Anchor of the Year,” CJR said:

“On March 20, he asked guests whether Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 could have been swallowed by a black hole: “I know it’s preposterous, but is it preposterous?” He later compared spanking children to training dogs and probed similarities between the release of US Army POW Bowe Bergdahl and the Showtime series Homeland. When an alleged Bill Cosby rape victim appeared on his show on Nov. 18, he lectured, “You know, there are ways not to perform oral sex if you didn’t want to do it…Meaning the use of teeth, right?” Less than a week later, as protests turned violent in Ferguson, MO, he described the scene: “Obviously, there’s a smell of marijuana in the air.”

CNN celebrated the honor with a champagne and cheese reception for Lemon at the penthouse of the cable network’s Atlanta headquarters.

“Next, we hope Don receives a Pulitzer Prize for his great work,” CNN said.